Mercury Music Prize 2008: Shortlist Unveiled Today

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by Jason Gregory
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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Mercury Music Prize 2008: Shortlist Unveiled Today

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The shortlist for this year's Mercury Music Prize will be announced this lunchtime, with a number of music's biggest acts set to feature.

UK and Irish bands and solo artists who have released an album over the last 12 months are all eligible for the £20,000 first prize.

Last year, the award was taken home by Klaxons' 'Myths of the Near Future', which fought off competition from Arctic Monkeys and Bat For Lashes.

Acts expected to feature this year include Radiohead, Elbow and Coldplay, all of whom have released hugely successful chart album's over the last year.

Welsh singer Duffy and Leona Lewis could also make the shortlist thanks to their chart topping albums.

To see just who has been nominated for the prize this year, CLICK HERE.

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I would love to see Radiohead win this
~ by James 7/22/2008
frightened rabbit’s midnight organ fight should definitely win. best album by far !
~ by istink 7/22/2008
Duffy? Leona Lewis? My god, if they make the shortlist there’s definately something wrong in this industry. The songs they’’ve released are good but the rest of the songs aren’’t worthy of nomination..
~ by JLP 7/22/2008
elbow elbow elbow!!!!!!!!
~ by kp 7/22/2008
Welsh singer Duffy and Leona Lewis could also make the shortlist thanks to their chart topping albums. The nominees aren’’t chosen because they have chart topping albums for fuck sake. Did New Young Pony Club have a chart topping album last year? Don’’t think so
~ by AndyMaq 7/22/2008

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